Undergarment for men

ABSTRACT

Men&#39;&#39;s briefs assemblable from a one-piece main fabric body portion having terminal wing portions on the main fabric body and a crotch extension and a gusset to be secured to the crotch extension and terminal wing portions to complete the garment.

United States Patent Torres [15] 3,654,634 51 Apr. 11, 1972 [54]UNDERGARMENT FOR MEN [72] Inventor: Ruben Javier Torres, 88 Avenue PaulDoumer, Paris, France [22] Filed: Nov. 17, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 90,447

Related 0.8. Application Data [63] Continuation of Ser. No. 81 1,901,Apr. 1, I969, abandoned.

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data Apr, 2, I968 France ..146782 [52]0.5. CI. ..2/224 A [51] Int. Cl. ....A4lb 9/02 [58] Field of Search..2/224 A, 224 R, 225, 226, 238

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,176,790 10/1939 Coppel eta1 ..2/224 X 2,349,476 5/1944 Harwood ..2/224 3,016,900 l/l962 Title3,166,764 III 965 Stedman et al. ..2/224 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS707,825 4/1954 Great Britain ..2/224 766,135 1/1957 Great Britain..2/224 609,711 9/1960 Italy ..2/224 Primary Examiner-H. Hampton HunterAttorneyEdwin E. Greigg [57] ABSTRACT Men's briefs assemblable from aone-piece main fabric body portion having terminal wing portions on themain fabric body and a crotch extension and a gusset to be secured tothe crotch extension and terminal wing portions to complete the garment.

3 Claims, 3 Drawing Figures UNDERGARMENT FOR MEN This application is acontinuation of Ser. No. 81 1,901; filed Apr. 1, 1969 and now abandoned.

This invention relates to a simple construction in briefs for men whichare so shaped that the gusset of the briefs is supported in a much moreeffective fashion than in mens briefs known at present.

One object of the invention is to provide an improvement for mens briefswhich comprise in the construction only a main fabric body portion, agusset therefor, and a waistband having two extended end portionscrossed in the middle of the abdomen of the wearer and extending to theleg openings so as to support said openings and said gusset.

A further object of the invention is to provide a main fabric bodypiece, including wing portions and a crotch extension with the mainfabric body, which, when worn, is arranged to extend completely acrossthe back of the wearer, then pass over the hips and upper exteriorportion of the thigh conforming thereto, and terminating in the frontover the abdomen of the wearer so as to form an inverted V betweenterminal edges of said wing portions.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a gusset elementthat is generally of an isosceles triangular configuration and which isadapted to cover the groin area of the wearer when its edges areappropriately sewn to the main fabric body portion.

Further objects and advantages will become apparent from a reading ofthe following detailed specification taken in conjunction with thedrawings, in which FIG. 1 is a front view of the complete garment;

FIG. 2 is a plan view of a blank which has been cut from suitable fabricand which will provide a back section and crotch portion;

FIG. 3 is a gusset portion which is later sewn to the main portion ofFIG. 2 to produce the completed article.

Turning now to the drawings, the main panel 1, which has the generalshape of a sector of a circle and offstanding wing portions, is cut offat its tip to form a rectilinear base 6 intended to form the crotch ofthe briefs and with the two lateral terminal edges 4a and 4b of thewings cut away at 5a and 5b adjacent the base 5 so as when assembled toconstitute the leg aperture corresponding to the shape of the hip areaof the thigh. It will be noted that the lateral edges 4a and 4bcommunicate with the crotch extension 6 by oppositely extending butcontinuous curved or undulatory edges 5a, 5b and are, by their oppositeends, when the brief is assembled, disposed in contiguous position insuch a manner that said lateral edges form an inverted V."

The gusset comprises a portion having at its lower edge a slot 9 havingtwo converging edges 10a, 10b which, when joined and bounded, forms apleat and ensures the shaping of the gusset into a pouch, while theupper part of said portion having the two edges 11a, 11b is in thegeneral form of an inverted V corresponding to the one mentioned above.The planar base of the gusset comprises two edges 13a, 13b located asextensions of each other.

The angles adjacent to edges 13a and 13b are cut away to provide twocurved edges 12a and 12b intended to form, when made up, the part of theleg aperture corresponding to the inguinal area of the thigh.

On assembly the two terminal ends of the end portions or Wings 20 and 2bof the peripheral curved edge 2 of panel 1 are juxtaposed and the edges4a and 4b may be joined by stitching to the gusset edges 11a and 11b ofsimilar length, while base 13a and 13b of the gusset is joined bystitching to the base of the panel.

It will be noted that the straight edges 4a, 4b of the main body paneland the gusset edges 11a, 11b are located in general on the extension ofthe opposed ends 2b, 2a of the curved edge 2 of the panel, due to anappropriate angle at the tip of the gusset, while the junction point 3of the ends of the curved panel edge 2 is located appreciably below themedian dorsal area on the body of the wearer.

Subsequent to assembly of the elements as described, a

waistband 14 is applied to coincide with the top peripheral edge 2 andis prolonged at its ends 14a, 14b along the line of stitches connectingthe edges 44, 11a and 4b, llb on which it is stitched.

The waistband 14 is naturally preferably made of elastic fabric and issewn to the trunks by a suitable extensible stitch.

Finally, an elastic band 15a, 15b is applied in any known manner to theedges of the leg apertures and is joined by stitching at 16a, 16b to thetwo extended ends of waistband 14.

The invention also provides an assembly method differing from that justdescribed.

In accordance with this method, the two edges 10a, 10b of the slot g ofthe gusset are joined, then the two gusset edges 13a, 13b thus placedend to end are connected to the crotch extension or edge 6 of the mainpanel.

The elastic bands 15a, 15b are then fitted, starting at edges 5a, 5b ofthe main panel respectively and arranged to end at the edges 12a, 12b ofthe gusset.

The waistband 14 is applied by placing it in a guide on a suitablemachine and connecting the edges 4a and 1111 as far as point 3,continuing on the ventral portion 2b, then following the dorsal portion2 to return on the ventral portion 2a, as far as point 3 and then byconnecting the edges 4b and 11b.

The waistband 14 is then turned over on the interior of the briefs at16a and 16b and affixed by stitching.

It will be clear also that the garment sections comprising the main bodypanel as well as the gusset may be cut from tubular fabric and readilyassembled in the manner described to provide for quick and economicalmanufacture. Furthermore, it will be apparent that the garment is neatand comfortable to wear, highly absorptive, very durable, and, mainly,that the waistband acts as a suspensive element for the leg openings andthe gusset.

That which is claimed is:

1. An undergarment particularly for men comprising a onepiece elasticmain body fabric section of the general form of a truncated sector of acircle having laterally extending wing portions with terminal edgescorresponding to portions of radii of a sector of larger extension andareas to provide leg openings and having their edges arranged to conformto the hip and inguinal areas of the body of the wearer andcorresponding to portions of the radii defining said truncated sector, agusset, said gusset including a portion secured to the truncated portionof said sector forming a crotch extension and curved edges extendingtherefrom to complete the leg openings and a remaining area ofsubstantially inverted V- shape having the edges thereof attached tosaid terminal edges of said wing portions adapted to overlie theabdominal area of the wearer, the edges of said inverted V-area andterminal edges of said wing portions forming extensions of theperipheral edge of said sector-shaped fabric section.

2. An undergarment as claimed in claim 1, wherein the gusset is providedwith a slot having two converging edges sewn together to define saidportion secured to said crotch extension.

3. An undergarment as claimed in claim 1, having a waistband fastened tosaid peripheral edge of said main body fabric section and extendingalong the attached edges of said remaining area and wing portions to theleg openings.

1. An undergarment particularly for men comprising a one-piece elasticmain body fabric section of the general form of a truncated sector of acircle having laterally extending wing portions with terminal edgescorresponding to portions of radii of a sector of larger extension andareas to provide leg openings and having their edges arranged to conformto the hip and inguinal areas of the body of the wearer andcorresponding to portions of the radii defining said truncated sector, agusset, said gusset including a portion secured to the truncated portionof said sector forming a crotch extension and curved edges extendingtherefrom to complete the leg openings and a remaining area ofsubstantially inverted V-shape having the edges thereof attached to saidterminal edges of said wing portions adapted to overlie the abdominalarea of the wearer, the edges of said inverteD V-area and terminal edgesof said wing portions forming extensions of the peripheral edge of saidsector-shaped fabric section.
 2. An undergarment as claimed in claim 1,wherein the gusset is provided with a slot having two converging edgessewn together to define said portion secured to said crotch extension.3. An undergarment as claimed in claim 1, having a waistband fastened tosaid peripheral edge of said main body fabric section and extendingalong the attached edges of said remaining area and wing portions to theleg openings.